The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Aberdeen requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Strategic Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Aberdeen.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
37
33
30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen
92.50%
97.06%
96.77%
Number of daily rates quoted
23
15
17
10th Percentile
£215
£368
£152
25th Percentile
£350
£463
£175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£445
£550
£250
Median % change year-on-year
-19.09%
+120.00%
-38.27%
75th Percentile
£500
£581
£488
90th Percentile
-
£600
£541
Scotland median daily rate
£465
£450
£479
% change year-on-year
+3.33%
-6.05%
+0.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
2
3
10th Percentile
-
£28.23
£16.64
25th Percentile
-
£31.19
£16.86
Median hourly rate
£25.15
£36.75
£17.21
Median % change year-on-year
-31.56%
+113.54%
-4.97%
75th Percentile
£26.55
£42.69
£17.61
90th Percentile
£27.39
£45.88
£17.68
Scotland median hourly rate
£20.00
£21.59
£18.93
% change year-on-year
-7.36%
+14.05%
+0.96%
Strategic Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Strategic Thinking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.
Strategic Thinking Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen
For the 6 months to 24 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Strategic Thinking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Aberdeen region with a requirement for Strategic Thinking.
Strategic Thinking Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
